Child, Youth,
& Family
Axel & Mireya Mendez
Academia Deportiva de Buena Vista, Travesia | Puerto Cortes
Seeking to change the lives of young boys in the community by using soccer
Daily soccer practices
Weekly soccer games
Daily educational tutoring
Daily devotionals
Daily meals and access to clean water and showers after practices
Brett McNeill
La Puerta de Esperanza | Valle de Angeles
Sharing the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Mentorship of young adults leaving the orphanage in a family environment
Byeongsoo (Santiago) Kim
Honduras Central Korean Church | San Pedro Sula
Supporting the students and local churches in Santa Barbara
Charles & Joyce Harper
Jeremiah Missions | Caracol
Dedicated to the spiritual growth and discipleship of those whom God places in our mission, both Hondurans and visiting workers
An educational program that includes all ages (pre-kinder through senior year college students)
Feeding program
Clare Norvet Pineda
Fundación Proniño | El Progresso
Dedicated to providing hope and healing through quality mental health resources
Support staff for Fundación Proniño in the areas of education, behavioral and emotional support
Cynthia Stephan
Casa Esperanza | Comayagua
To empower young women through education and ministry to make a difference in Honduras
Home for young women, providing them with ministry and vocational opportunities, as well as a high school and/or college education that they otherwise could not afford
Daryl Smithgall
Footsteps Missions | Santa Barbara
Holistically serve the forgotten, the orphaned and the unjustly-treated people of the world by meeting their real needs in the hopes of fostering people of character and children of God
Provide food, clothing, shelter, education, and medical care for needy children
Run Job Training Skills Center for older children
Outreach in the community
Children's camps
David & Aida Anderson
One Family At A Time Ministry | Roatan
Give hope for a future that seems hopeless
Counseling
Bible study
Food and clothing for families
David & Maria Foster
Buena Vista Sports Academy | Travesia
Mold boys into young men that will lead their future families, and entire communities, in a new direction – towards following Jesus, loving and providing for their families, and serving one another
Use highly competitive sports programs and intense training as the primary means to engage and provide opportunities, while giving a daily example of men who are following Jesus, who love and respect their wives and children, and who display integrity, discipline, and value.
David & Scarleth Jones
Hope at Hand | Valle de Angeles
Reaching out with the radical love of Jesus Christ to the children and families of Latin America to train up leaders with the purpose of transforming nations and establishing the kingdom on earth
Public school feeding program
Child discipleship
Youth education development
Hosting teams
David Trawick
Light in the Darkness Ministries | Roatan
Reaching children, youth, and families with the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ.
Kid’s Hour Church For Children
Lighthouse of Hope Church
Soldiers of The Cross Youth
Public School Ministry
Kid's Kitchen of Hope
Ed & Valerie Schubert
Fundacion Casa de Luz | Zambrano
Serving at-risk children in two marginalized neighborhoods within Honduras
Provision of quality child care for poor working families
Preschool and kindergarten education
Food distribution
Practical need meeting through cement floors and roofing
Child evangelism and discipleship
Parenting Classes
Christian psychological services
Community outreach
Leadership Training
CPR & First Aid Training
Teen Mentorship Program
Edgar Treasure Arinitwe
Courageous Children's Ministry, Just1 Ministry | Siguatepeque
Empower, educate, and enrich orphans and needy children and bring them to a place of walking in their true identity as children who are adopted into God's kingdom
Identifying organizations, schools, and orphanages to partner with to offer support and curriculum for children and families
Volunteer work with kids at Casa Hogar and Just One Ministries
Emily Brown
Breathroughs On A Mission | Tegucigalpa
Helping children and families physically, spiritually, and emotionally
Outreach programs such as bolsas solidarias, kid's backpacks, and water filters
Creating a children's program as a support to a local public school where they will receive tutoring, counseling, and Bible lessons
Gary & Celia Goodwin
Gospel Associates | Tegucigalpa
Service and support to A.I.M. and Bread for the Bight through prayer, resources, and financial giving
Homeschooling, love, and support for the children of AIM
Community support for other missionaries
Harlan & Janelle Horst
El Camino Adelante | Valle de Angeles & Tegucigalpa
Transitioning young adults from institutions to independent lives
Teaching and giving oversight in budgeting and finding housing, jobs, educational opportunities, and spiritual homes
Heath Dooley
Commission to Every Nation (CTEN) / The Garden Mission | Siguatepeque
Serve food and preach the gospel to the youth
Help build a new youth building
Heather Braden de Maradiaga & Rigoberto Maradiaga
James & Barbara Costello
Angel Gardens Community Center | Comayagua
Share the gospel through community center outreach programs
Daycare, parent support groups, young moms program, and food needs
Jamie Sorensen
Loving Honduran Kids | Valle de Angeles
To show all of God's children His great love for them
Future children’s home
Distributing clothes, shoes, food & hygienic items to those in need
Providing school supplies & uniforms for children
Home for women (18+) coming out of children's homes
Jason Stringer
Buena Vista Sports Academy Honduras | Puerto Cortes
Seeking to break generational cycles of poverty, neglect, and abandonment by raising up young men who will know Christ and change their community
Soccer program
Education
Discipleship
Mentorship
Jenny & Aben Claros
Give Hope to Honduras | Tegucigalpa
To equip, mentor, and evangelize 'at-risk' children and youth through tailored and culturally relevant programs
School for kids that are behind in school/have never been to school (K-6th grade)
Feeding program at the trash dump
Evangelism in public high schools
Jillian Snyder
Iglesia Bautista Independiente | Siguatepeque
Showing people the Love of God as the Lord gives opportunities
Teaching weekly Bible clubs
Teach and encourage area teen girls
Helping with day to day activities in the communities as needs arise
John Passler & Adela Cruz Hernandez
Casa de Esperanza Christian Youth Ministries | La Union
Bringing hope to the youth of Honduras through discipleship in Jesus Christ
Provide food, clothing, shelter, school expenses/fees, and Christian discipleship training to underprivileged students in remote settlements
Equip students and involve them in ministry to go evangelize family and friends in their hometowns
Provide hope for youth through a relationship with Jesus Christ
OANSA program for community youth
Jonathan & Kimberly Hall
Manna 4 Lempira / Sowers 4 Pastors | Gracias
Serving as directors of a child sponsorship ministry under the leadership of Sowers 4 Pastors
Work as a liaison between sponsors and sponsored children
Seek new sponsorships
Maintain the ministry's Facebook Page
Coordinate special events and opportunities
Translate and deliver child letters, gifts, and program benefits
Help coordinate and host teams
Evaluate child well-being
Joy Ruffner
House of Hope International / Ministerio Mujeres de Esperanza Honduras | San Pedro Sula
To equip women and children who have decided to follow Christ by giving them opportunities to be transformed spiritually, personally, economically, and socially.
Children's director
Short-term team coordinator
Manage sponsorship program correspondence
Weekly bible studies with the children
Future goal: home for abandoned children
Kaitlyn Groover
Buena Vista Sports Academy | Puerto Cortes
Taking the gospel to the ends of the earth, using soccer, the world's most popular game
Raise up young men of character that love God through a daily schedule that includes bible teaching, soccer practice, study hall, dinner, and showers
Embrace the boys and their families in a model of life-on-life discipleship
Katharine Marrow
Siguatepeque
Early stimulation groups for both the local community and missionary children
Foster care
Bible studies for mums of littles
Kathy Mizen
Schools of Hope | Tegucigalpa
Bringing the hope of Jesus to children, families, and communities through the ministry of Schools of Hope
Evangelism in public schools
Child sponsorship & tutoring program
In-school feeding programs
Water filtration
Community Development projects
Katlyn McConnell
Finding Hope | El Porvenir
Inspiring and empowering families to brighter futures through sharing the Word of God, building meaningful relationships, and living a life of unconditional compassion for one another
Child care & foster care
Feeding center
Trade classes for women
Building a children's home
Kim Hodgkiss
Mision Verdad y Vida | Trujillo
Equipping and Empowering Teenage Girls with Entrepreneurial Skills and Christian Values
Director for a residential training center, which provides vocational training (sewing, cooking, computers, business, English), in addition to Bible training and Christian values, for teenage girls whose families cannot afford education beyond the 6th grade.
Laura Baxter
Joanna Ministries, Inc. | Tegucigalpa
Using the resources I have been given to help support and encourage other missionaries in both their personal lives and ministries
Director of MK Care with HFMM
Mentoring teens and college-aged MKs
Maintaining connections with MKs no longer in Honduras
Yearly camp for teen MKs
Luis & Jennifer Olsen-Padilla
One Day Revival Ministry | Ciudad Espana
Working with young people in the streets who are at-risk for drug abuse and gang influence
Coffee shop/community center to minister to youth
Street ministry working with local youth and gang members
Working with young, single mothers
Education program
Transition home
Lydia Turner
City Hope Church Honduras; Hope Christian School; San Pedro Sula Dream Center | San Pedro Sula
To teach young people to love the Lord and His ways while calling out the gifts that God has already put in them so that they can engage with Him wholeheartedly in worship and the arts
City Hope Church Honduras = Children's ministry worship leader and coordinator
Hope Christian School = music and art teacher
Dream Center = worship coordinator, ballet instructor, and music tutor
Mary & Bryan Ketcher
Illumin8 Hope Ministries Inc | Roatan
With God’s leadership, we strive to help people throughout the world with assistance, including food, shelter, and jobs, so they can provide for themselves
Mikayla & Josue Lopez
Mike & Pamela Patton
Faces of Dreams | Tegucigalpa
Providing the real needs of the child while protecting the dignity of the parent
Child sponsorship program
Devotional program
Feeding centers
Ministry Institute
Construction projects
Molly Hornsby
Future of Hope Family Ministry | Tegucigalpa
Walking alongside the forgotten and abandoned as they journey towards hope and wholeness in Jesus' name
Education sponsorship for kids K-12
Regular home visits to provide accountability, encouragement, prayer, and evangelism
Organizing regular community events and "club" meetings for sponsored children and families
Collaborating with locals to provide free community sports teams, tutoring programs, and counseling
Naomi Kankowske
Midway Ministries | Comayagua
Bringing a tangible hope to the children of Honduras
Offering children from impoverished rural communities the opportunity of a free education
Reaching at-risk youth with the message of hope and love so that they can have a true encounter with Jesus
Patricia Durner
Rachel & Wilman Martinez
Heart4Honduras | Choluteca
To see the youth of Honduras trust Christ as their Savior, grow in His grace, and become the next generation of missionaries, pastors, and teachers to reach the rest of the World with the Gospel
Teaching at a private Christian school
Ralph & Aleda Gilmore
Give2GiveHope | Puerto Cortes
To make Jesus known and glorified
Coordinating a monthly food distribution
Paying for school for some sponsored children
Connecting with families to determine spiritual and physical needs
Teaching children about Jesus
Coordinating short-term teams
Ron & Shelley Jones
Hope for Honduras | Comayaguela
Develop fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ
Hope Academy
Hope Consultorio (wellness programs with 2 doctors)
Hope Feeding Program (feeding breakfast to 600 children in the streets)
Iglesia de Vida y Esperanza
Hope Bible Institute (program to train pastors and their leaders for church planting and discipleship)
Ronny & Keren Cruz-Burdick
Un Plato de Comida para los Niños de la Calle | Tela
Working with children in the streets in order to carry the Word of God to all the communities of Honduras
Feeding programs
Assisting families in need
Bible studies
Bible distribution
Sara Eytcheson Alvarado & Francisco Alvarado
Steve & Lindsey Poulson
Church Mission Society / Proyecto Alas | Tegucigalpa
To work with street-connected and vulnerable children and young people in the Tegucigalpa area and empower local people to engage in God’s call on their lives
Mentoring & creating safe spaces for at-risk children and young people to grow, alongside supporting local project development and helping them establish small businesses to create sustainability
Steven Ball
Unión Bíblica de Honduras | Siguatepeque
Reach out to and share the message of the Bible to children and young people in primary schools
Sharing the Bible and God's love for the children and their families, through class lessons, demonstrating and explaining Christian values
Sunday School outreach programs and children's and youth group events at Iglesia Sala Evangelica
Partnering with Prodim Betel, part of Iglesia Betel, which serves children from very poor homes, by giving extra support with their education, Christian education, homework, school supplies, and hot lunches
Give English classes in primary schools on request
Taylor & Tabitha Henry
Hope In The Darkness Ministries | Roatan
To change the world for Jesus one child at a time
Children's church
Public school ministry
Girl's Club
Boy's Club
Young Kab & Mi Sook Kweon
Cokoa Mission Inc | Progreso
Spreading the Gospel with Taekwondo to students to teach them to be leaders in the world
Taekwondo class
Korean class
Bible study
Mission group
Pastors education
